1951 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1951 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1951 college football season.

1951 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record2–7–1
Head coachBob Bronzan (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
1951 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 San Francisco   –    9 –0 –0
La Verne   –    5 –3 –0
Pacific (CA)   –    6 –5 –0
Santa Clara   –    3 –5 –1
Hawaii   –    4 –7 –0
Loyola (CA)   –    3 –6 –0
San Jose State   –    2 –7 –1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –    1 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1951. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Bronzan and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 106–222 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at San Francisco
L 2–39
September 29at Stanford
L 13–26
October 6at Fresno State[note 2]
W 32–611,155[1]
October 12San Francisco
L 7–42
October 20at Idaho
L 7–40
October 26Loyola (CA)[note 3]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 12–13
November 3San Diego Navy[note 4]
L 12–28
November 17Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
T 7–7
November 23Pacific (CA)[note 5]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 7–0
December 1Marquette
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 7–21

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Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[4][5]

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1951, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Bob SykesFullback1952 Washington Redskins

Notes
  1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  3. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
  4. The Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.
  5. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References
  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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